File:Washstand (athénienne or lavabo) MET DP106597.jpg

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Washstand (athénienne or lavabo)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Charles Percier  (1764–1838)  wikidata:Q969714 s:fr:Auteur:Charles Percier
 
Charles Percier
Alternative names
Charles Percier- Bassant; Charles Percier-Bassant; Percier
Description French architect, decorator and teacher
Date of birth/death 22 August 1764 Edit this at Wikidata 5 September 1838 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q969714
Martin Guillaume Biennais  (1764–1843)  wikidata:Q1694164
 
Martin Guillaume Biennais
Alternative names
Martin-Guillaume Biennais
Description French goldsmith and tabletier
Date of birth/death 29 April 1764 / 29 May 1764 Edit this at Wikidata 27 March 1843 / 26 March 1843 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death La Cochère Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 18th century
date QS:P, 1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
& 19th century
date QS:P, 1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Work location
Paris (1779–1843) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1694164
Title
Washstand (athénienne or lavabo)
Description
French, Paris; Washstand; Woodwork-Furniture
Date between 1800 and 1814
date QS:P571, 1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319, 1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326, 1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Legs, base and shelf of yew wood; gilt-bronze mounts; iron plate beneath shelf
Dimensions Height: 36 3/8 in. (92.4 cm); Diameter: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Accession number
26.256.1
Credit line Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, 1918
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/195518

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Washstand (athénienne or lavabo), design attributed to Charles Percier, Gilt bronze mounts by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, detail: griffins (MET, 26.256.1)

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